Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1887-05-26

The excellence Of the Jonesboro school
isbsginning to be recognized In East Ten.
nessee. and tokens Of appreciation are be-
coming quite frequent from places at a
distance. Below we give an extract from
the Knoxxine Journai. which is highly
complimentary 70 the efficiency Of our
schools.
There isone thing In which the people
OF Jonesboro have always excelled. / refer
10 their schools. II has not been an edu.
cational center or the seat Of any renown-
ed university, but from a time as far back
as can be remembered by the people Of
the present generation, except during the
temporary suspension during the war,
that town has kept up good and well dis
ciplined schools-better than any other
town in East Tennessee-and the effect Is
seen In the cultivation and refinement Of
the citizens, especially the ladies.
1t gives us pleasure to place before our
readers the following from the pen Of
Rev. E. Allison. published in the Morris.
town Semi Weekly Democrat:
want to say to you and your readers
that here, in the Oldest town in the state
we have one of the best schools in the
state. 1t has been very modestly con.
Quoted by a modest, but most noble
christian gentleman, and no special effort
has been made by the management 10
bring its merits before the public. Prof.
Charles Mason is the principal, than
whom a more competent and successful
educator and heightened christian man
can be found anywhere. To know him
Is to love him, and, what is a little rare
he has a peculiar fitness for the position
"a special talent for the schoolroom and
outside intercourse and discipline among
his pupils. From the time Prof. Mason
took hold Of the institution 1t has been
constantly advancing in numbers and In
terest. until now 1t is, | venture to say
though l know the expression Is q strong
one-the best graded school in East Ten
nessee, its superior not 10 be found any
where. The board of assistant teachers
has just been r~e-organized, with greaI
care in making the selections, and from
my information concerning each one OF
them no better selections could possibly
be made. The board Of directors Is com
posed of gentlemen of the highest stand
ing who feel q lively interest In the worl
and cooperate heartily with the princi
pal In the general management Of the In
stitution, always ready to second his eff
forts in promoting the welfare of the pu
pills. The next session will open on til,
LIST Monday In September and continu,
nine months. Tuition Is very low, rang
ing from 81 to $3 per month. Good boar
in select families can be obtained at from
SO to $40 per month, so that all consid
cred, this Is the cheapest school In tn,
country. Furthermore: Jonesboro, soci
ally, morally and religiously occupies
d~eseryedly high position, presenting II
this regard superior inducements to pa
rents at a distance to send their sons ant
daughters to be educated at this point.
may be well to state thatthe students VIII,
have entered the tenth grade will be grad
uated at the close of each session and Ger
t~ifcates Of, graduation awarded. TIL
kindness Of the people Of Jonesboro |
proverbial and all the best people of tn
town make 1t a point to manifest a heart
welcome and constant friendship for a
pupils from other places, so as to exert
home like influence and make their so
journ pleasant as well as profitable.
We havebefore taken pride In pointin
out the fact that the Joncsboro school
an excellent institution for training III
young, and 1t gives us great pleasure I
aae-tns te~sht5ony of otners 10 our owl
II may NOT bs-s~s Of place here to 50
that the increasing patronage of I'll
, school from outside the county has mad
1t necessary to add another teacher fc
the coming year, and that the school
kept up to the times, the best methods {
teaching and the most efficient instructor
being employed.